Going bananas and more By: Rolando T. Dy – @inquirerdotnet Philippine Daily Inquirer / 02:11 AM December 05, 2016 Banana is the only crop in many decades that reached $1.14 billion in exports in 2014 and $963 million in 2013. In 2015, it dipped to about $900 million, contrary to the government statistics of $440 million. More of this
Opinion Agribusiness corridors 0 0 Google +0 0 M. A. P. Insights Rolando T. Dy Posted on November 29, 2016 Economic corridors are not new but their potential as engines of sustainable development has been largely untapped, according to economist Eva Gálvez Nograles of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). In a report, “Making economic corridors work for the
Lagging Pacific provinces By: Rolando T. Dy – @inquirerdotnet Philippine Daily Inquirer / 12:02 AM November 14, 2016 The Philippine Pacific coast comprises 17 provinces from Batanes in the north to Davao Occidental in the south, out of 81 provinces. The total population was 13.2 million in 2015, or 13 percent of the country’s population and 24 percent of
Philippine provincial trading hubs By: Rolando T. Dy – @inquirerdotnet Philippine Daily Inquirer / 02:01 AM October 24, 2016 Philippine regions have capital cities. So does each province. For instance, Koronadal, popularly known as Marbel, is the regional capital of Soccsksargen, and it is also the capital of South Cotabato. However, the trading hub of the region is General
Benchmarking Asean food exporters By: Rolando T. Dy – @inquirerdotnet Philippine Daily Inquirer / 01:47 AM October 03, 2016 HOW DOES the Philippines compare with its Asean counterparts in food exports? In 2014 (the latest data), the country exported a total of $6.7 billion as compared to Indonesia’s $40.9 billion, Malaysia’s $27.8 billion, Thailand’s $37.4 billion and Vietnam’s $19.7
Opinion Sources of Agriculture Growth 0 0 Google +0 0 M. A. P. Insights Rolando T. Dy Posted on September 20, 2016 How did agriculture perform under Presidents Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and Benigno S. C. Aquino III? Observers found that rural poverty has not fallen in the past decade. During 2001-2010 (January-December), agricultural growth averaged 2.8% a year under Arroyo,
Agriculture research and development revisited By: Rolando T. Dy – @inquirerdotnet Philippine Daily Inquirer / 12:00 AM September 12, 2016 Agriculture research is a driver of competitiveness and product diversification. In my long years as observer of developments in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, I’ve seen how agriculture research and development (R&D) became a major force for productivity
Opinion Bridges for Development 0 0 Google +0 0 M. A. P. Insights Rolando T. Dy Posted on August 30, 2016 It took seven hours from Davao City to Pigcawayan, Cotabato, by bus, across a crude 200-kilometer (km), two-lane highway, and two ferry rides. That was in the early 60s. It was a time when there was only one
Island economies: Mindanao and Sri Lanka By: Rolando T. Dy – @inquirerdotnet Philippine Daily Inquirer / 12:00 AM August 15, 2016 SOME 5,000 kilometers to the west of Mindanao is Sri Lanka. Mindanao has a similar latitude with Sri Lanka at about seven degrees north of the equator. Mindanao’s population in 2015 was about 24 million; Sri Lanka’s, 21
Three poles of development By: Rolando T. Dy – @inquirerdotnet Cavendish bananas, Davao del Norte, Davao International Container Port, Department of Transportation and Communications, Panabo City / 12:05 AM July 25, 2016 FROM June 22 to July 6, I island-hopped for a hectic 15 days. First was a visit to the Davao International Container Port in Panabo City, Davao del Norte. Second, was